Benjamín Labatut
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Contrasting works from a veteran master of invention and two newer faces who blur fact and fiction
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Zelda Zingari
Arty types: the fashionable poet
How to get filthy wrong
Gary Stevenson has replaced economics with politics, and the results speak for themselves
Could the driverless car save the country pub?
Autonomous vehicles will give us the freedom to drink further from home
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
Fisticuffs over the fourth movement
When did classical music become so disturbingly polite?
All the Mendelssohn you will ever need
Mendelssohn: Symphonies and Oratorios (Deutsche Grammophon)
Tasty tunes
The Chocolate Soldier, Opera della Luna, Wilton’s Music Hall
Lord’s and ladies
The first women’s Test is a welcome step forward
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed